Elon Musk says first orbital Starship flight could happen in March

SpaceX's Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world's most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two.

While he anticipates failures, he's confident Starship will reach orbit by the end of this year.

Musk provided his first major Starship update in more than two years while standing alongside the 390-foot rocket at SpaceX's Texas spaceport. He urged the nighttime crowd, "Let's make this real!"